A selection of the most luxurious and exotic outposts from across the continent.

South African farmer Manfred Stock stands in front of the 1940s whiskey factory that he converted into his private residence. The structure, an hour outside Cape Town, sits on a 50-acre property that includes vineyards and cattle. “My obsessions, in no particular order, are wood—doors, windows, beams—ladders, all sorts of luggage, farm machinery redeployed as decor, tables, chairs and light fixtures,” remarks Stock, who creatively incorporated copious amounts of each into his interiors. (December 2005)